Water-heater.



ALBERT'W. BACHMANN, or LAIPORTE, INDIANA.

WATER-HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented-Julyli, 1916.

Application filed August 19, 1914 Serial No. 857,591.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AL ERT W. BACH- MANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Laporte, in the county of Laporte and State ofIndiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Water-Heaters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The "invention relates to a heater, and more particularly to the classof water heaters for domestic purposes.

The primary object of theinvention is the provision of a heater whereinthe water on entering the same will freely circulate therethrough toinsure rapid heating of the same, the heater being of novel form so thatit may be placed within any kind of fire for heating water rapidlywithout sluggish circulation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a heater of thischaracter which is simple in construction, reliable and efiicient inuse, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described,- illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a heater constructed inaccordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a similar view looking in theopposite direction. Fig. 5 1s a vertical central sectional view throughthe burner.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral.

views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the heater comprises a tubular,annular, or ringlike base 5, a central drum-like or cylindrical head orcrown 6 arranged in aplane above the base 5 and supported through themedium of a series of downwardly divergent Copies of thispatent may saidbase at the inner periphery of this character connecting tubes 7 whichestablish communication between the base 5 and the head or crown 6, thetubes 7 being joined to the thereof so that water entering the latterwill circulate therethrough and-alsothrough the tubes 7 into the head orcrown 6, or Vice versa.

Formed on the outer periphery of the annular base 5 is an internallythreaded nipple 8, and likewise formed at the outer periphery ofthe-heador crown 6 is an internally threaded nipple 9, the same being similar tothe nipple 8, and to these nipples are adapted to be connected thesupply and distributing pipes so that water can be conveyed to theheater and distributed therefrom to a house water system.

The heater is adapted to be placed within a fire pot of a furnace orstove, or it may be located above a gas burner so that the same willbecome heated for the rapid heat- .ing of the water v freely circulatingtherethrough, the heater being supported in any desirable manner.

What is claimed is In a device of the class described, in combination, aringlike' bottom member forming a base, a plurality or upwardlyconverging tubes integrally connected for communication with the bottomringlike base, an annular head to which said tubes are connectedradially for communication with said head' having a flat horizontal topand bottom, an integral inlet connection formed radially of saidringlike tube, and an outlet connection opening out radially of saidhead in a plane at right angles thereto and reinforcing two of saidtubes, said outlet connection terminating in advance of the ringliketube.

Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT W. BACHMANN. Witnesses:

BERTHA BUSEI-IART, HERMAN W. SALLwAssnR.

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